For last Thursday night's Bruins/Canadiens game one, NESN scored a 9.4 rating. The post below this one outlines the national numbers ESPN got for Celtics/Bulls, but locally, Saturday's Celtics/Bulls game one scored a 9.5 rating, which was split between CSN (4.8) and ESPN (4.7) It is striking how similar the ratings were, despite a number … Continue reading Game One Ratings Battle
Bulls/Celtics Only Winner for ESPN
Sports Media Watch reports that the Bulls/Celtics game on Saturday was the only NBA playoff game that showed a ratings increase for ESPN over the same time slot a year ago: The first game of the NBA Playoffs, the Bulls' Game 1 overtime victory over the Celtics, drew a 2.5 overnight rating on ESPN Saturday afternoon, … Continue reading Bulls/Celtics Only Winner for ESPN
NESN’s Bruins Ratings Grow 69% This Season
NESN passed out a release this afternoon with some highlights of their best Bruins full season rating average in network history: NESN, New England’s most watched sports network, announced today that on average more than 60,000 homes in the Boston DMA tuned in to each Bruins game during the 2008/09 season setting a network record. … Continue reading NESN’s Bruins Ratings Grow 69% This Season
Red Sox Opener a Ratings Winner for NESN
From NESN: NESN’s coverage of yesterdays Red Sox opening day win garnered a 17.9 average household rating in the Boston DMA setting an opening day record. The previous best opening day game rating was 17.6 on 4/3/05, a game that aired in primetime against the Yankees on WSBK-TV. NESN’s game rating was the top rated … Continue reading Red Sox Opener a Ratings Winner for NESN
Celtics-Lakers Delivers Highest NBA Regular- Season Rating in Four Years
From ABC/ESPN: Lakers Win Over Celtics on ABC Earns Highest Regular-Season Rating in Four Years Audience is 66 Percent Higher than Last Year's Christmas Game The Christmas day rematch of last year's Finals, in which the Los Angeles Lakers broke the Boston Celtic's 19-game win streak 92-83, earned a 5.3 household rating on a fast-national … Continue reading Celtics-Lakers Delivers Highest NBA Regular- Season Rating in Four Years
CSN Celtics-Bulls Top Rated Show on Local TV
From CSN this afternoon: Celtics-Bulls at Top of Ratings Chart in Seven Male and Female Demos BURLINGTON, MA – Comcast SportsNet’s Celtics-Bulls telecast was the Number 1 or Number 2 rated program in seven different demos on Friday, December 19, earning a record 7.5 rating and reaching an estimated 270,000 households in New England. In … Continue reading CSN Celtics-Bulls Top Rated Show on Local TV
Celtics/Hawks = Record Ratings for CSN
From Comcast SportsNet: The Boston Celtics are responding to the challenges of defending their 17th NBA Championship and Celtics fans responded in record numbers for Comcast SportsNet’s Celtics-Hawks telecast. The rematch of NBA first round playoff opponents was viewed by an estimated 245,000 households in New England. Specifically in the Boston television market, 163,000 households … Continue reading Celtics/Hawks = Record Ratings for CSN
Game Six a Winner for ABC, Too
From ABC/ESPN: ABC’s NBA Finals Deliver Highest Viewership for Game 6 Since 2000 Finals up 51% From 2007 All Six Finals Telecasts Enable ABC to “Win the Night” Among All Networks Game 6 of the NBA Finals on ABC – the Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers to win the championship – last night, … Continue reading Game Six a Winner for ABC, Too
Game 5 Ratings Continue Trend for ABC
From ABC/ESPN: Based on fast national ratings, Game 5 of the best-of-seven NBA Finals on ABC – the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics – last night, Sunday, June 15, averaged 17,257,000 viewers (P2+), an increase of 21 percent compared to Game 5 in 2006 (there was no Game 5 last year), which averaged 14,318,000 … Continue reading Game 5 Ratings Continue Trend for ABC
Game Three Highest Viewed In Series for ABC
From ABC/ESPN Tuesday night's Game 3 of the best-of-seven NBA Finals on ABC – the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics – was the most-viewed in the series to date, averaging 14,509,000 viewers (P2+), an increase of 53 percent compared to last year (9,492,000 viewers for Cleveland at San Antonio, Game 3). The Lakers/Celtics game … Continue reading Game Three Highest Viewed In Series for ABC
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